Westpoint 30 Bargain Hunt

Tim is away today, and with my name being Charlie, I couldn't resist.

BELL RINGS

The golden ticket!

Let's go bargain hunting!

# Candy man

# Hey, candy man. #

No, no. Do not adjust your set.

It's me, Charlie Ross,

taking on the grand task

of presenting today's show.

We are here in Exeter at the Westpoint Centre.

Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

Boy, do we have some competitive teams on today's show.

Shall we get the wooden spoon and give it to the Blues?

Exactly! THEY LAUGH

That would knock out the opposition, wouldn't it?

But when it comes to the auction showdown, who will reign triumphant?

You quite safely halved your money there.

That's the finest ten pound loss I've ever seen.

Well, today's show is full of marital bliss.

For the Red team, we have Kaz and Steve

and for the Blue team, Jane and Peter.

-Greetings, one and all.

-Hello.

-Hello, Charlie.

Now, Steve, just tell me, how did you two meet?

Well, we met at the British Legion in Ellesmere Port.

She worked in the workman's bar and I worked in the cocktail bar.

And to see her aunt, who ran the show, she had to come through

the cocktail bar to see her, so she had to come through quite often.

Seems to me the wrong person was in the cocktail bar.

I agree, Charlie.

And what did you used to do before you retired?

Most of my working life was in the newspapers

and working for the Westminster Press,

Northcliffe Newspapers

and, lastly, Thomson Newspapers.

-You enjoyed it all?

-Oh, fabulous. Fabulous.

Now, Kaz, I understand you've got a little something to show me,

is that right?

Magnificent!

"Keep calm, bargain hunt."

-That'll be a first!

-THEY LAUGH

Now, what did you use to do, Kaz, before you retired?

Before I retired, I worked as a emergency response officer,

-which basically means I work for the local council.

-Yeah.

-Lots of people wear pendants...

-Yes.

And if they fall over and can't get up, they press it.

-Yeah, my mum had one of those.

-They're great, aren't they?

And that goes to a control centre and then

if the control centre think they need a visit, then they call me,

if I was on duty, and I would go out to them.

And knowing that someone is going to come and not make you feel bad about

it, because they feel bad enough anyway because they can't get up...

So, yeah, it was very rewarding.

-Let's move on to a bit of tactics, shall we?

-Yes!

How are we going to win today?

Going to listen to our expert, see what they are liking but also

if something captures our eye, then we'll go for it.

Go for it because, largely, it is about you.

-Don't leave it all to the expert.

-No, don't worry, we won't.

It's not all about them, is it?

Now, Jane. How did you two meet?

Lonely hearts column.

Romantic!

Yeah, he was number 29 on my list.

-Bottom of the list.

-Where was she on your list?

Number one.

-Number one, good choice.

-Yeah.

-Good choice. And it's worked well?

-It's worked very well.

I can see it's worked well, you look really happy together.

-And so you should be.

-Yes.

Now, Jane, I understand you'll be retiring soon. What you do?

I work at Weymouth MIU, Minor Injury Unit.

-Right.

-Yes.

-So you have to mend people?

Yes, put them all back together, mainly children, broken hands,

broken feet, broken legs.

-So are you a trained nurse?

-No, auxiliary nurse.

-Right.

That's more or less the same thing, isn't it?

-Yeah, half the pay, same job.

-Half the pay, same job.

I know the feeling!

Now, Peter. You were in the military, is that right?

I was, Charlie, yeah. I was in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

-Did you enjoy the army?

-I loved it, yes.

The question was just raised on Facebook on one of the pages,

would you do it again?

And undoubtedly everybody was coming up saying, "Yes, definitely."

-So in your spare time, what are you doing?

-Mainly sail.

-Have your own boat?

-Yeah, we've got a yacht in Weymouth Marina...

-Have you?

-Yeah.

It's exhilarating sometimes, and depends on how well the crew is.

Are you the crew?

-Yes.

-Jane is the crew. And you're good in a boat?

-No.

-Lousy in a boat!

That's handy, isn't it? That's really handy.

Calm, she's fine, but when it gets a bit choppy,

then, bless her, she gets a bit upset.

-Yes.

-How are you going to make a profit?

Listen to their expert and ours, I think.

You're all pass-the-buck merchants, aren't you?

Anyway, I'm going to give you a lot of dosh.

-You can have £300.

-Splendid.

-You can have £300.

-Thank you very much.

Good luck and get on with it!

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much, Charlie.

I don't think we can tell from that just who's going to win.

And, of course, our two teams need two exuberant experts.

Colin Young is hoping to beat the opposition today.

He is paired up with the Reds.

Oh, beehive! It's Miss Bliss for the Blues.

So, Kaz, Steve, first time at a fair?

-Second time.

-Second time?

-So have you two got a strategy?

-No!

What we want to do is to buy items that are low-cost

so we'll hopefully be able to make a bigger profit.

You've just been telling me I've got to look for a naked lady.

A naked lady?!

300 stalls, one hour.

OK, teams, your 60 minutes starts now!

Let's get that first purchase.

-OK, we better get started.

-We had.

And they're off!

Make sure the item jumps out to you.

Let's look for something a bit quirky.

-It's a bit Picasso-like, isn't it?

-Yeah, definitely.

Blimey, these teams aren't hanging around today.

Oh, what have the Reds spotted?

-I like that shape.

-Art Deco.

The figure?

-Hello, could you tell me how much they both are, please?

-These?

I can do this one for £100.

-STEVE:

-Is the clock working?

The clock works, yes.

-And you've got the keys?

-Yes, yes, I have.

Is there a maker's name on it?

So many questions!

It's what they call a French drum movement.

It's a third of the budget. So...

We'll think about that one, then.

-Absolutely, they're all here to be thought about.

-Thank you.

OK.

It is a jolly good start, team.

Meanwhile, Jane has also got into the swing of things.

-I've seen something.

-Oh, go on.

Silver photo frame with golfing link.

-With golf link.

-Oh, let's have a look at it.

I don't think it's silver, actually. I think it's silver-plated.

-Oh, silver-plated.

-Let's have a look. Yeah.

Golf things are very collectable though, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-It's £50.

-That's too much.

-All right, let's move on.

These teams certainly know what they're after today.

I like the wooden spoon.

-Shall we get the wooden spoon and give it to the Blues?

-Exactly!

-THEY LAUGH

-Mmm, Colin, don't count your...

COCKEREL CROWS

CHARLIE CLEARS THROAT

-That Buddha's having a party on his own by the looks of it.

-Yes!

It's for good luck and fortune.

-Let's just have a closer look at that.

-Rub his belly.

So is that what you're meant to do?

-You're supposed to rub his belly for good luck.

-For good luck?

-Yeah.

Go on, then, do it again.

The Reds are up against it now, aren't they?

What is up with you two teams today?

A little competitive, aren't we?

-Good afternoon.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Let have a closer look at it.

-I like that.

-You like this, too.

So, a little stamp case, you put your stamp in there.

Yes, it's quite early, it's 1903 is the hallmark.

So often these were on a chain or in the pocket

and they got dented,

but this one is actually in lovely order.

I love the way they make the hinges on this.

Made in silver as well, it's very difficult...

Exactly, I mean, some call this a piano hinge

because it is so neat, look at that.

-Beautifully made.

-Yeah, it's beautiful.

£78, though.

I mean, at auction, I can see that

at around the £40 to £60 mark,

something like that.

But, I mean, you never know. We could ask the gentleman...

-Can we ask the question?

-You'd like my very, very, very, very best.

You've seen this show before, sir.

-50 quid?

-Regrettably not, sir.

I can do a little bit on you.

-We've got £78 on that.

-Yes.

I'll give you a fighting chance,

I'll bring it down to 60 for you.

-I like that.

-What do you think?

-Now, that is a fighting chance.

-It is, isn't it?

-Shall we say yes to that one?

-We'll say yes.

-Well done!

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Lovely, thanks for your help.

And a lollipop for you.

Oh, nice touch, Pete!

First deal signed and sealed, but will it deliver at auction?

Let's see how the Reds are getting on.

What do you think to that?

It's interesting.

The amount of work in that is phenomenal.

-Isn't it just?

-It is interesting.

I've noticed that crescent on the top. I've seen that before.

Ah, right.

Where do you think you might have seen a crescent like that before?

Is it Japanese?

-Turkish. Turkish, yeah.

-Oh, of course it is.

Yeah, Turkish. It is. And that reticulated ware that's there,

there's a variety of factories that did it.

There's Zsolnay Pecs and Fischer and various others.

And I'm and I'm going to hazard a guess,

it's going to be reasonably expensive.

So before we even look at it, I'm just going to ask a price, OK?

Hi there, may I just ask, the reticulated ware at the bottom.

-Yeah, £270.

-£270.

So it's £270. It's within budget.

I've sewn a seed with you.

That's all I wanted to do at this stage.

Just to show that you can spend big money

on some really good items, but it's do you want to buy it or not?

Oh, he's a tease, that Mr Young. Another one to ponder on, team.

I was just wondering if I could fire peas across the room at Jane.

-You could. It does work.

-Oh, cor!

Look at that!

Spins around...

Oh! That would knock out the opposition, wouldn't it?

All right, Kate. She always was such a nice girl.

-What about that?

-I like it.

If we made a bit of a profit on that,

that'd be something of a coo, wouldn't it?

-THEY GUFFAW

-That joke is a fetheral offence...

Moving on.

Ah, what about this?

-One of these ticket machines.

-Oh, yes.

Oh, is it a bus ticket machine?

Or a train ticket machine.

No, it's more likely to be bus, I would think.

-Or tram.

-Oh, is it?

-What sort of money?

-50 quid.

It's very collectable.

-Do you fancy something a bit different?

-Yes.

-It is different.

I do, yeah.

Don't drop it!

Oh, right, yeah.

I'm wondering how many tickets it's actually got or

whether it's just got one or two.

Probably just loaded, I would think.

Yes, I'd think so. Yeah.

-Oh, no!

-It is exceptional.

-And it's got the old price on it. 13 pence.

-13p.

Right, don't go too overboard.

-Shall we try get that down a little bit?

-Yeah.

I think that will go quickly when it goes to auction.

-It's nice and British racing green, isn't it?

-Yes.

Sir.

Priced up at...

Something I can't read, £50. Is there any leeway?

What can you do for us?

-Got some rolls of tickets that also go with it.

-Oh, well done.

-And are you going to help us?

-You'll throw those in, will you?

I won't throw them in.

80 quid for the lot.

The question is, will the tickets make a difference?

I don't think the tickets will make a difference.

You don't think they'll add to the value?

What's your very bestest bestest?

-£40.

-£40.

-Bargain.

-Can we do a deal at £39.50?

-Yeah.

We really... Trust me, we would really,

really like you to do that for us.

-£39.50?

-OK.

£39.50. It is fantastic. Thank you very much.

Thanks very much.

The pleasure you have given us with that purchase price,

you would not imagine.

Mmm, what is Colin playing at?

Well done, Reds. Just the ticket.

First item done and dusted.

So, time-wise, what have we got?

Half an hour. Half an hour gone, one purchase down.

So that means we're sort of slacking, really, doesn't it?

Yes, it does.

Ey-up, more silver for the Blues.

That's a nice little set.

-Pickle forks.

-Yes.

-Have you got my glass there, Jane?

-Yeah.

Yes, to me, they look Scandinavian, you know, perhaps even Danish.

They've got a little bit of a Georg Jensen look about them.

They're not Jensen. They are English hallmarked.

I'd say they're about '40s in date. Do you like those?

-Yeah, I like them.

-You do?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-I'm thinking...

I've not seen a pickle set like that.

And if we could get it a lot cheaper, then, possibly, yes.

-For you, £80 is way too much?

-Way too much.

-Way too much.

OK, well, let's just ask that gentleman. Hi there.

What could you do for us on this?

No haggle, £50.

-No haggle, £50.

-£50.

-Shall we say yes?

-I like them.

-Yes.

-Yes!

-Oh, it's a yes!

Bosh, straight in there.

-It's done!

-Just my style.

-Thank you very much.

-Thanking you.

Thank you very much for that. And for that you get a lolly.

Ah, that was a bit of sweet-talking there, Pete!

Well, there was no hanging around there today. Straight in, brilliant!

Peter picked a pickle fork and put it up for profit.

-Well done.

-Let's hope it makes one.

Very good, Kate. She's looking pleased with that one.

OK, which way are we going to go next? Left or right? Decision time.

-Right.

-Right.

-OK.

The master has spoken.

Right then, stand and deliver,

as I have a little something that's a cut above the rest.

No, no, no. It's not what you think.

It's not actually for fighting.

Do you remember letters?

Yes, we used to write letters, we used to receive letters.

It doesn't happen much nowadays, does it?

Well, this, actually, is a letter opener

and it's one of my favourite objects.

I bought it some time ago, it is made from silver,

it was made by Hamilton & Inches in Edinburgh and

it is a direct copy

of a basket hilt sword

from the 18th century, Scottish.

This is the sort of thing that my ancestors would have been

fighting off the English with at the Battle of Culloden.

This is absolutely beautifully decorated with wonderful

piercings and it has guards here.

Imagine yourself fighting and their sword slips down here,

it can't then slice into you.

It is automatically held by these guards either side.

And for a bit of extra protection and bit of colour,

you've got a leather insert here.

The originals would have had the same as well.

It's a wonderful, wonderful example of great

workmanship from a fantastic silversmith.

I paid £150 for this and, honestly, I thought it was so reasonable.

I have seen a similar letter opener sell for over £1,500.

Not, I hasten to add, at auction, but in a smart retail establishment.

But nevertheless, I think it has proved to be a wonderful

investment and I think it adds a certain je ne sais quoi

to your post in the morning,

should you get any these days.

To open it with this, it's really rather classy.

Right, teams, look sharp.

With just over 20 minutes left on the clock,

the Blues have two items found the Reds have a lonely one.

Chop-chop, chaps. Time's a-tickin'.

-Starting to panic a bit.

-Yes.

-I'm starting to panic a bit.

37 minutes down, one item down,

but we really are struggling to see anything that says,

"Wow, come buy me."

So we need to concentrate a bit more.

Try and concentrate, let's try and find something

to focus on on this run.

Good work, Colin. Rally your troops!

Let's keep the momentum up, guys.

-I think we'll go back up here.

-Yeah.

-What do you think, Jane?

Oh, that might be within the budget.

What sort of money are you looking for on that?

-250.

-250, right.

-Is it an ink well?

-Yeah, it's an ink well.

-It's probably going to be marked Wemyss on the bottom of it.

-Yeah.

Marked as well. Scottish factory, late 19th century and...

There we go.

Got the retailer's mark and everything on there as well.

Yeah? It's a good-looking thing. But at 250,

definitely something you would buy... If you wanted one,

that's the right money.

-Especially on Valentine's Day.

-Yeah, indeed.

Wemyss? Only in your dreams, Colin.

So there's actually that.

That is nice!

Yes, a blotter.

Just look at the workmanship in that, and it's priced at £35.

Look at this.

-Do you remember that Mrs...

-Mrs Wickham.

-That's right.

And she had a book like this, didn't she? Book cover.

We've got a little bit of damage here and it's worn,

but what do you expect? It's history.

-Do you think we should buy it?

-Well, I don't know.

It's the sort of thing that in a sale it could make £15, £20

because it's not in good order,

but if people could actually see how well it's made,

then it could be at 40 or 50.

That is called keeping your options open, Colin.

-Something different, isn't it?

-Would £28 make it better?

-It would indeed!

-How much?

-£28.

-£28.

To me, there's a profit.

-Do you want to do that?

-Yes, I do.

I mean, it's something so different, isn't it?

We've got to make him a profit.

-You're in charge.

-Thank you very much.

-OK, it's your deal.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you.

So the ink blotter is our Reds' pen-ultimate item. Ha-ha!

Good work, team. One to go.

-Well, that came out of nowhere, didn't it?

-Yes.

-Well done.

Strewth, it certainly did, Colin!

Right, time check, please, Kate.

-15 minutes!

-Mmm.

Is there anything we've seen that you think we could go back to?

Is there anything that we've...

No, I don't think there is, is there?

-Nothing caught my eye.

-No. Let's go up here then.

I sense a little panic in the Blue camp.

Shall we go in maybe for the kill on this Zsolnay piece?

Ah, of course!

The little reticulated vase you saw at the start.

-I reckon...

-If we don't see something

that's going to shout out at us.

Come on, Blues, eyes peeled.

That's nice.

-Do you like that?

-Yes. In the right house. That would be nice.

-It's in good nick as well, good condition.

-What do you think?

Well, it is typically Edwardian in style, isn't it?

It's mahogany, but then you've got these lovely shell inlays,

which are really nice, and what is known as stringing.

This is known as stringing literally

because it looks like somebody has inlaid a line of string,

if you like. But this is quite elaborate - you've

got some checking going on there.

It would have been in the hall,

you could put your gloves or your brushes in there.

The price is a bit too much.

-We'd have to get that for like £60.

-Oh, Peter.

-I think.

-Have you been going to a lot of auctions?

-No, but I think...

I think you're bang on.

£110 I think is pushing it at auction.

Let's have a little word with this lovely lady over here.

Not too lovely!

Peter here was being quite cheeky and suggesting a much lower amount.

-Well, I can certainly go below £100.

-OK.

If I start the ball rolling at 60.

That would be the ball starting to roll, definitely, but I'll go

back to 88, and then I can sort of imagine what might happen next.

Haggle, £70.

-£75 would do it, though.

-It would, wouldn't it?

-75...

-75.

Would you be happy with that?

-Kate, what do you reckon?

-I honestly think...

Well, I think, at auction, it is a nice piece.

I would probably put it at £60 to £80.

I think at 75, you're in with a chance.

I think give the lady a lolly.

Yeah! A lolly.

-Thank you.

-Well...

It must be Christmas.

Lollies, hugs, kisses.

They're all getting a bit carried away.

Well done, Blues!

That's you done with five minutes to spare.

-One, two, three in the bag.

-Yes.

And I have to say, super efficient. Well done.

Now then, back to the Reds. Is the vase still there?

We're back again, sir.

Can we have a look at that Zsolnay vase? Just to have a look,

cos you did say there was a bit of damage.

I just want to check that out.

Isn't that fabulous?

Ah, that's not too bad.

Oh, really, Colin?! Half the lid interior seems to be missing.

Couple of nibbles, that's not too bad.

What I'm really looking forward here are areas of rebuild.

Because it is such a difficult body to actually restore and repair,

and you would actually be able to see the restoration very easily

if there was a problem there.

It all looks fine. Again, yes, just firing cracks and nothing too major.

How long would it have taken to make something like that?

Oof! Now there is the interesting thing.

There is the six blokes who worked on it.

I think it could well be.

-You really like it?

-I do.

Before you say anything, can we make you a very cheeky bid

based on we know what we've got leftover?

We'd go 170 on it, which is a very long way from the ticket price.

-It would give us a chance.

-Yeah.

-That's about it. Are we OK with that?

-Yeah.

-That's brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you very much.

-I hope it gets a win for you.

-Yeah, it is! Thank you so much.

Phew! That was a close one! Those 60 minutes are up!

We did it.

Let's just remind ourselves what the Red team have bought.

Ding-ding! All aboard!

Their first item was the vintage ticket machine. They paid £39.50.

Next up, they didn't pay a lot-a for the blotter. £28.

And finally, the reticulated vase. Set them back £170.

Kaz, Steve, was it fantastic?

-Fantabuloso.

-Brilliant.

-Fantabuloso? That really is quite exotic.

-Yeah.

-Did you spend all your money?

-We didn't.

-No.

-You didn't?

-No.

-But near enough.

No, we spent well.

-Now, what's your best lot?

-I liked the ticket machine.

-You liked the ticket machine?

-Yes.

What's going to give you the biggest profit?

I think the articulated lorry. Is that what it was?

An articulated lorry?!

Sorry. What was it? A retic...

A reticulated thing to leave us some leftover lolly.

I'm getting very confused here.

Look, anyway, how much money have you spent?

Well, we've got £62.50.

£62.50 left.

So you've spent £237.50.

-Yes.

-Is that right?

That's correct.

Well, hand it over. I'm so good with maths.

LAUGHING AND CHATTERING

Einstein. You lucky chap! Have some dosh.

-Excellent.

-Run-off with that.

Let's go and see what the Blue team have bought.

First up, their silver envelope stamp holder cost them £60.

Next up, they forked out £50 for the pickle set.

And finally, it was the Edwardian mirror that caught their eye.

£75 paid.

Jane, Peter, has Kate looked after you?

-Very well, you have, Kate, yes.

-Very well.

-Yes, yes.

-Has she?

Have you had a good time?

-Fantastic.

-What's your best lot?

-I like the silver stamp envelope.

-Do you?

-I love it, yeah.

-Do you?

-I've never seen one before.

-So it's a first for you?

-Yes, it is.

-Brilliant. What's going to show you the biggest profit?

-Not sure.

-You're not sure?

-Not sure.

-Anyway, how much did you spend?

-£185.

-185?

So I want 115. Hand it over.

-115. That's quite a sizeable amount, isn't it?

-It is.

Good enough for a young girl like you, Kate?

Well, do you know, despite what you've just witnessed there,

these guys were really decisive.

-I think we've all got to sleep, haven't we?

-Yes.

I'm going to go and do some straight talking of my own.

Kate, there is also a leftover lolly for you.

-THEY LAUGH

-Deary me! That's pretty corny.

We are off to the auction now.

And today, it is a few miles down the road from the fair, in Exeter.

We are lucky enough to be with Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood today.

And our auctioneer is Brian Goodison-Blanks. Hello, Brian.

-Hello.

-Keeping well?

-Well, thank you.

Excellent. Kaz and Steven went shopping with Colin Young.

And they bought some rather odd items. The first item is rather odd.

I think it's really rather splendid.

It is, isn't it? It's a bus ticket machine.

I think this is quite a late version.

Certainly in Leeds, they were used roundabout 1971.

So it's quite late for collectors.

-Ah!

-They tend to prefer the 1920s, 1930s machines.

Unfortunately, someone has overpainted it green.

-It's not in its original colour.

-What would it have been originally?

Probably sort of a dull grey. They are usually...

Or just the plain metallic finish to them.

I quite like the fact that it's got its original tickets here.

-Yes, I think collectors will like that.

-It's rather jolly.

You can see they are actually 10p and 13p, so they are post-'71.

-Decimalisation.

-Well spotted! I hadn't spotted that.

-That's the thing. But... We sort of said £30 to £50, I think.

-Yeah.

They paid a rather extraordinary £39.50.

Right.

Now, the desk blotter. What do you think?

It's the sort of thing that perhaps produced at home really,

rather than purchased. Needle craft - very, very typical hobby

-for ladies of leisure during the Victorian period.

-Yes.

-Not really any practical use for it today.

-No.

But for textiles collector or studios or film studios or theatre,

props design perhaps.

-Ah!

-£15 to £20 for them, isn't it?

Yeah. They paid £28, so I think that's all right.

I think it's simple but charming.

Yes, it is.

Now, they've really had a crack at this.

And I'll explain that in a minute. But what do you think?

It's a very, very typical of the Zsolnay Pecs.

You can see from its Moorish design, reticulated vase and cover.

The damage is going to hold it back a bit, I think.

I think, realistically, you know, 30 to 50.

HE COUGHS

I have to say, I'm not surprised you say that because...

-that's some serious damage, isn't it?

-It is. Yes.

Oh, crumbs, that has been dropped from a height.

And it is chipped round the edge.

I mean, I can get away with... This, I think, isn't too bad.

But the fact that you can see the damage even when the lid is on...

-That's it, isn't it?

-They paid £170 for this.

-Right.

-It rather looks as if they might need their bonus buy.

Let's see what Colin has bought.

Kaz, Steven, did he look after you?

-Exceptionally well.

-Very, very well. Thank you.

-Did he?

-He was wonderful.

-Wonderful?!

-He was wonderful.

-Colin?

-The team were wonderful as well.

-THEY LAUGH

-It's a bit of an odd figure, though,

£237.50,

which gave Colin, of course, £52.60 to spend.

Did you spend all of it?

Not all of it. I just spent a soupcon.

A soupcon!

A soupcon.

Something is coming up under here. Let's have a look.

For a soupcon. You can have...

LAUGHING: A soupcon!

..a soup bowl each.

You are such a wag!

This is something from the Flight, Barr & Barr factory in Worcester.

-Datewise, you are looking at 1810, 1820.

-Really?

Value on these, not a great deal.

But for £37.50, they've got to be worth far more than that.

What do you think, in your opinion, they would make at auction?

I'd say they've got to be in with an estimate of 40 to 60.

I would hope they would make 70 to 80.

They would be no justice if there is no profit.

The other thing, which I don't think Colin has mentioned,

-is the condition of the gilding.

-Very good.

-It's just superb!

-It hasn't worn at all.

-You like them, you like them.

-Yep.

-I like them.

Let's see if the auctioneer likes them.

One for you, Brian, one for me. Flight, Barr & Barr.

Yes, Flight, Barr & Barr. Nice pieces of typical 19th-century

porcelain, aren't they?

They're a little bit bland with the decoration.

But for anybody who is interested in collecting period ceramics,

it's a nice start for a collection, really.

It is a good start because you couldn't have a better name.

-Worcester - Flight, Barr & Barr.

-Exactly, yes.

Cups and saucers tend to be a little bit more popular for collectors,

-rather than the larger pieces.

-Yeah.

But still, to pick up a piece of Flight, Barr & Barr

at £30 to £50 for the two of them, I think is a good buy.

Marvellous. Colin paid £37.50. Another of those haggling figures.

Moving on to the Blue team. Jane and Peter went shopping with Kate Bliss.

It's quite difficult to see their first item cos it's rather small.

It is, isn't it? The little stamp holder there.

It is marked and dated for 1903.

Practical in 1903 for stamps, but not quite

so good for texting or e-mailing now, is it?

-But there are collectors?

-There are collectors, yes.

Again, people tend to prefer those which are enamelled or have

engraved decoration to them.

It's really going to be £15 to £20.

-HE SIGHS

-£60 paid.

-Hmm.

That's a full retail price, isn't it?

It's a fairly strong price, yes.

They've stuck with the silver theme.

Peter particularly liked these.

-1964 is the hallmark on these.

-Yes.

Cased set. Useful pickle fork and serving spoon.

Perhaps £30 to £50.

Yeah, well, £50 spent.

The last lot that they bought was the Edwardian wall cabinet

with glove-box on it.

They didn't know it had a brush with it, so they got a bit of a bonus.

A very typical furnishing piece for the Edwardian period,

isn't it? With its sycamore inlay to it and the glove box.

It's the sort of thing that is practical and has a use today.

Something to hang by the front door as you're going out.

Realistically, I think it's sort of 30 to 50 again.

-They've gone fairly strong on that. £75 paid.

-Right.

Anyway, they might be using their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.

Why buck the trend? Let's stay with...

LAUGHTER Stay with the shiny stuffy.

Let's stay with the shiny stuff. I love this.

It is a lovely little silver cream jug, milk jug.

Lovely little ball feet. 1899 in date.

But because it's square section in shape,

it's a little bit more unusual.

Gilt interior, which is a lovely sign of quality.

-That's nice.

-It is quite traditional.

How much...?

-I knew that was coming.

-THEY LAUGH

-65.

-65.

Yes. I would hope it would certainly make £50 to £60,

maybe over 70.

It is a quality piece.

The good news is, there is a lot of silver in the sale today.

So there should be a lot of silver dealers here.

And private people looking. With any luck, it might do rather well.

Meanwhile, let's see

if the auctioneer thinks that the jug is going to be OK.

Kate went off and bought more silver for them.

And something a little bit earlier. And there it is.

Yes, it's a good little piece of silver, isn't it?

It's hallmarked again with the dates. It's 1899.

And it's quite pretty with the sort of ball feet as well.

-It's an attractive little thing.

-Yeah.

But it's still £30 to £50.

-Right. Paid 65.

-Right.

I think that might do all right. You'll be taking the sale?

-Yes, I will.

-Good luck.

Now, you two, you spent a few bob, didn't you?

-We did.

-We tried.

Kaz, how much did you spend?

I don't know.

-I'll tell you, £237...

-Excellent.

-..and 50p.

-Excellent.

-What's all the 50p about?

You bought this Bell Punch Company, which I rather like.

-I like that.

-Yeah.

But it costs £39.50. Why 39.50?

It was actually £40, but we knocked them

down 50 pence just to confuse you.

Well, that's charming(!) Absolutely charming(!)

Was that his doing?

Yes.

It's the sort of thing you'd expect of him.

Here we go.

Lot 388 is the Solomatic ticket system by Bell Punch Company Ltd.

Various interests and commissions here with me at 25. 28.

30. 32.

Multiple bids.

..is bid here with me. 35 now elsewhere?

-At £32.

-Just the ticket for a starter.

32. Quite sure then? Ticket machine at £32.

Commission bid with me at £32.

35, I can see you.

38. 40.

-42. 45.

-You are into a profit! This is really good news.

Thank you, sir. 45 elsewhere?

All finished then at £42.

INDISTINCT MURMURS

That's fabulous! You made £2.50.

THEY LAUGH

Lot 389. Victorian needlework desk blotter.

Again, interest here with 15, 18, 20. 22...

25 commission bid.

25. 28 now elsewhere?

-At 25.

-We only need one more.

Eight, internet? No. At £25...

All done at £25...

No!

That's minus three, which means you are now minus 50p.

THEY LAUGH

Lot 390 is the Zsolnay Pecs reticulated vase and cover

of Moorish gourd shape.

Hold my hand.

£40 to start?

Squeeze.

£120 then on the internet. There you go.

Yes! Cor, this man!

130 I'm looking for now. 130 telephone.

140. 140. 150?

They are on the telephones!

150. 160.

170.

No, thanks.

At £160 then. 170. You can join back in again if you wish.

-160. All done?

-So close.

Colin, that is absolutely brilliant. Wasn't that brilliant?

That's the finest ten pound loss I've ever seen.

I'm not being sarcastic.

Because I didn't rate it. The auctioneer didn't rate it.

And he jolly well did. He knew.

So we are only down £10.50.

Don't forget that 50p.

I wouldn't dream of forgetting that 50p, which is going to be

nicely levelled out by the fact that the Flight, Barr & Barr cost £37.50.

-Are you going to go with it or not?

-BOTH: Definitely!

Definitely.

-I can now reveal that the auctioneer has estimated it at 30 to 50.

-Ah!

Here we go.

Lot 394 is the pair of Flight, Barr & Barr,

the Worcester porcelain soup plates.

What am I saying for those? £40?

40?

20 then. Start me at 20. £20 for two soup bowls.

Ten pounds then.

-Unbelievable.

-This is unbelievable.

Don't make me say it. Five pounds for the two soup bowls.

Those are museum pieces, for goodness' sake!

The internet has rescued me once again.

Thank God for that. At ten pounds on the internet.

Even the auctioneer said, "Thank God for that."

At ten pounds then. Internet buyer has it at ten.

12. At ten pounds only. At ten.

Maybe it was to do with the age. CHARLIE COUNTS OUT LOUD

-27.50... I'm very saddened.

-Never mind.

Right, you did pretty well. I think you've lost £38 in total.

-It could have been a lot worse.

-It could have been.

It could have been a lot worse with that risky Zsolnay.

Anyway, not a word to the Blues. We'll find out what's happening.

Jane and Peter, the silver buyers is what I'm going to call you.

With a possibility of another bit of silver to come, isn't there?

-Yes.

-We'll see.

Peter, you chose the stamp holder. Is that right?

-Yes, I did. Yes.

-It's a delightful little thing.

I think so. When I saw it, it really caught my eye. I zoomed in on that.

Right, here it comes.

Lot 410 is the Edward VII silver envelope stamp holder.

Again, a little bit of interest here with me at ten, £12. At £12.

-15. 18. 20.

-This is... Ah, here we go.

At £20. My commission is out. Surely at £20 only...

Come on!

-22, fresh place, can see you. 25. 28.

-Now we are going.

-28 here. At 28. Looking for 30 elsewhere.

-Go on!

-One for luck!

-You're quite sure, all done at 28.

-THEY GROAN

-Hmm. Minus 32.

You quite safely halved your money there.

BOTH: Yeah.

Simple equation.

Silver pickle fork and spoon. 1964. What am I saying for that? £15?

Straightaway at 15. 18. 20.

22. 25.

28.

30. 30 seated now. 30.

32.

32. 35.

38?

35 seated. Eight elsewhere?

PETER: Two people want it.

Looking for eight. 35.

Minus 15.

Never bargain.

We are minus 47 so far.

That's OK. That's pretty comfy.

Right, here we go.

Lot 412 is the Edwardian inlaid mahogany wall mirror with

glove-box, together with the brush.

Again, shan't dwell, I'll start at 15, 18, 20... £22 is bid.

22 here. OK... 25 now elsewhere.

-Commission bid here with me at £22.

-This is fantastic value!

For those of you at home that are furnishing a house,

this is extraordinary value.

Back with me in the book at 40. 42, sir.

My commission then comes back in at £40.

-Quite sure, then?

-This is so...

-Selling at £40.

-GAVEL BANGS

Oh, it shows what I know.

I thought that was going to show you a profit.

Minus 35.

Well, I can give you the joyous news

that you are minus £82.

It's not as bad as I thought.

Now, what about this cream jug, team?

-Oh, yes. Definitely.

-But think about it.

-The silver pieces didn't go particularly well, did they?

-Yeah.

-Oh.

-I'd say no.

-But it's up to you two.

-No, OK.

-I'd say no, Kate, but thank you.

-So...?

-We're saying no, Charlie.

-No?

But I have to say, you've probably, judging by the auctioneer's view,

-done the right thing because he's put 30 to 50 on it.

-Oh, perfect.

I will just join your prayers that this doesn't make 100 quid.

-THEY LAUGH

-And here it comes.

Victorian silver square section cream jug on ball feet.

London, 1899. And what am I saying for that? £30?

20 start, then? 20 now straightaway. Thank you, sir.

Seeing you at 20. And two now elsewhere?

I feel a little vindication coming on here.

22, front row. 25. It's all over the place now. 22. 25. 28. 30.

Two? At 30 standing, then. Two now, I'm looking for.

Are you back in, gentlemen? No?

-At £30, then.

-GAVEL BANGS

Yes!

-Sound work, team.

-Oh, sorry, Kate.

-The right decision.

No, it was the right decision.

You've saved yourself 35 quid there.

So, in fact,

you've only lost £82...

-Yes.

-..which is splendid.

Now, not a word. You don't know how the Reds got on, do you?

-No, we don't, actually. No.

-Not a word to the Reds

because I think £82 - minus - could be a pretty cunning score.

In life, you meet people who become millionaires.

In life, you meet people who become paupers.

And may I say that between the four of you,

you're going to join the latter category,

because I don't think we saw any profits today.

We saw a loss and we saw a loss,

and both of them were really quite substantial.

Having said that, one was a larger loss than the other, wasn't it?

But it's you, Blues! Yes, yes.

You went down by £82.

It started badly and then your stroke of genius

was to not go with Kate's bonus buy.

That lovely cream jug cost 65.

You said, "We're not having any of that old nonsense."

And quite right too, because it sold for 30. So, well done.

But, Reds, you've been triumphant.

And your triumph started early, didn't it?

-It started with the Bell Punch.

-Yes.

-Yes.

I mean, you made a whopping two pounds 50p on that.

-It's a profit.

-The desk blotter lost you three pounds.

And then Colin's absolute stroke of genius - a Zsolnay vase.

-Oh, not bad.

-OK, it was a loss, but you only lost a tenner.

-Didn't he do well?

-Wonderfully.

-Didn't he do well?

So, that, together with his wonderful bonus buy...

Which didn't quite do so well, did it?

..ultimately, you lost £38.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Oh, we had a wonderful time.

-Was it fabulous?

-Super.

-Really, really good.

And despite your loss, did you have a lovely time?

-Brilliant time.

-Makes no difference.

-It makes no difference.

What a wonderfully British attitude.

On that note, join us for more bargain hunting soon.

-Yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!